Garment.



A. M. GREAN.

GARMENT.

APPLIGATION I ILED APR. 7, 1910.

1,041,462. Patented 0011151912.

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A. M. GREANL GARMENT.

APPLIOATIONIILBD APR. 7, 1910.

1,041,462. Patented 001. 15, 1912.

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ALEXANDBE M. GBEAN, or NEW YORK, n. Y.

GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 15, 1912.

Application filed April 7, 1910. Serial No. 554,032.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDRE M. GREAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Garments, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to outer garments or wraps, and while useful for either men or women and for many purposes, is peculiarly adapted for automobilists.

The primary object is to provide a garment or wrap that will completely and effectively cover the front of the wearer and particularly the lower portion thereof so as to protect the same from the air, dust and dirt, while giving complete freedom to the limbs.

As is well known, a coat or outer wrap is ordinarily fitted to the wearer when standing. Therefore when a seated position is taken, the front of the coat is drawn up wardly, so that the garment beneath is exposed, the lower portion of the coat also opens, and the lower limbs are confined. It is the object of this invention to entirely eliminate these features, which are peculiarly objectionable to automobilists.

An embodiment of the invention that is at present considered preferable and has proven entirely satisfactory is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a perspective view of the garment upon a wearer, showing the latter in standing position. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the same. Fig. 8 is a perspective view, showing the wearer seated. Fig. 4 is a view diagrammatic in its character, illustrating the shape of the members or sections prior to their being secured together.

Similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the embodiment disclosed, the garment or wrap is of one piece, but it will be obvious that it may be of two or more members. A front section or panel 5 is employed and two side sections 6, the latter being of greater length than the panel, as will be clear by reference to Fig. 4. These side sections are gathered, plaited or otherwise made full at the knee portions, as indicated at 7 and are secured to the opposite margins of the front panel, thus bringing the lower edges of the sections 6 into line with the lower edge of the central panel. One manner f effect-ing this fullness is indicated in Fig. 4, wherein it Will be noted that the margins of the side sections 6 are cut as indicated at 8. To eX- plain this in greater detail in the particular embodiment of the invention shown in Fig. 4:, the opposing edges of each cut designated respectively 10 and 11 are brought together and sewed. This will bring the lower edges 13 of the two side sections 6 in line with the lower edge 14 of the central panel 5. The opposite margins 12 of the central panel are then sewed to the adjacent edges of the side sections 6. Plaits are thus formed, which can be either loose or sewed down.

The garment disclosed in the accompanying drawings is entirely closed in front from the neck to the feet of the wearer and opens at the back, as indicated in Fig. 2, buttons or other suitable fasteners 9 being employed for securing the rear margins together.

In actual practice, the garment is fitted to the wearer when said wearer is in a seated position, and because of the fullness in front and at the knees, as indicated in Fig. 8, not only is the wearer completely inclosed and protected from the wind, dirt and flying dust, particularly the lower portions, but the knees are given desirable freedom.

From the foregoing, it is thought that the construct-ion, operation and many advantages of the herein described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art, without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion and minor details of construction, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A garment of the character set forth, including a skirt portion having a front central sect-ion and side sections, the front portions of said side sections being transversely gathered along the side margins of the front section, the ends of said gathers being secured directly to the front section and forming fullness at the knee portions of the garment.

2. A garment of the character set forth, including a skirt portion having a permanently closed front and an open back, said skirt portion comprising a central front section and side sections that are gathered above their lower edges, the ends of the gathers and the portions of the side sections below the same being sewed directly to the opposite margins of the front section forming fullness at the knee portions of the garment, and means for securing the back portions of the skirt portion together.

3. A garment of the character set forth, including a skirt portion having a central panel, and side sections of greater length than the panel, said side sections being plaited and secured to the opposite side margins of'the central panel and having their lower edges substantially in line with the lower edge of said central panel.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 15 my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALEXANDRE M. GREAN.

Witnesses WM. J. MARTIN, WVALTER T. AERY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. 6. i 

